Modularity is good for restructuring, among other things. I'd rather type out a buttload of require() statements than have to try and de-couple parts of a monol

Modularity is good for restructuring, among other things. I'd rather type out a buttload of require() statements than have to try and de-couple parts of a monolithic system if I wanted to replace one part. Also, static files should be a part of Express: >Express 4 no longer depends on Connect, and removes all the built-in middleware from its core, except express.static